Organisation: Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems

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Only 80 out of 4,000 drones are licensed by users

Just 80 out of 4,000 drone users here are licensed to fly them – as the number of drones in use here continues to rise.

Sat, 22 Aug, 2015

Near miss: Drone was 20ft from landing passenger jet

An incident in which a device believed to have been a drone came within 20ft of an about-to-land passenger plane at Heathrow Airport has been described in an official near-miss report.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2014

‘Near miss’ between plane and drone

Air safety chiefs have investigated the first near miss between a passenger plane and a drone near England’s Heathrow Airport, amid fears that drones could pose a danger to commercial flights.

Mon, 08 Dec, 2014

Drone causes near miss at Heathrow Airport probed

Air safety chiefs have investigated the first near miss between a passenger jet and a drone near Heathrow Airport, amid fears that drones could pose a danger to commercial flights.

Sun, 07 Dec, 2014